Prescription of respiratory medication without an asthma diagnosis in children: a population based study

• Main Authors: Brunekreef Bert (Author), van der Wouden Johannes C (Author), van Dijk Liset (Author), Smit Henriette A (Author), Zuidgeest Mira GP (Author), Leufkens Hubert GM (Author), Bracke Madelon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In pre-school children a diagnosis of asthma is not easily made and only a minority of wheezing children will develop persistent atopic asthma. According to the general consensus a diagnosis of asthma becomes more certain with increa...